GHANIAN SPINACH CHICKPEA STEW
Ghanian Spinach Chickpea stew is made with basic pantry ingredients. It is so flavorful and delicious with minimal spices. It is a budget friendly recipe that can be made on repeat mode every week.
Equipment
- 1 Wide Bottom Pan
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Blender
- 1 Chopping Board and Knife
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Oil (Any neutral cooking oil will work)
- 3 Nos Garlic cloves minced
- 1 No Medium Onion finely chopped
- 1.5 Tbsp Freshly minced ginger
- 1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 Tsp Turmeric
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Tomato paste
- Salt to taste
- 2 Nos Red Tomatoes finely chopped
- 1.5 Cups Boiled Chickpeas
- 250 Gms Fresh Spinach finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wide bottom pan. Add minced garlic, finely chopped onions and minced ginger and sauté for about 7-8 minutes.
- Onions will start to slightly brown and release the aroma. Now add in chilli powder and turmeric and mix well. Cook it for about 2 minutes.
- Next add the fresh tomato paste and stir well for about a minute. Now add finely chopped tomatoes and cover the pan with a lid. Let it simmer for few minutes.
- Now Add the finely chopped spinach, stir well and cover the lid. Let it cook for about 8 minutes untill the spinach wilts and combines well with the tomato puree.
- At this stage you can blend this into a fine paste if you wish too. I did not blend as like it that way.
- Now add the boiled chickpeas and salt and give it a good mix. Cover the lid and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat.
- Serve hot with Rice (White or brown) , Yams ,Plaintains, Kenkey (Fermented ground white corn ) or Taro Root.
- Enoy.................
Notes
- You can increase the quantity of chilli powder as per your spice tolerance.
- You can use frozen spinach if you cannot source fresh ones.
- Canned Chickpeas can be used in case you do not have boiled chickpeas.
- Tomato paste can be store bought too but I always prefer homemade.
- You can use any neutral cooking oil.
- This can be whipped with basic simple ingredients at home.